Chapter 402: Chapter 299: Investing in Alibaba, the Gap of a Small Goal

“Mr. Chu, I appreciate all the effort you’ve gone to for my brother’s matter. Please handle it as you see fit and don’t worry about losing face on my account, Zhou Weimin. Here, this glass is to you, Mr. Chu.”

Zhou Weimin, the Family Head of the Zhou family in Capital City, raised his glass—a bottle of wine worth over a million, and he had already downed one and a half bottles by himself.

Sitting at the head of the table, Chu Mo also raised his glass. He didn’t savor it slowly, but like Zhou Weimin, he drained it in one gulp.

Setting down his wine glass, Chu Mo spoke with a level voice:

“Now, let’s fill Mr. Zhou’s glass!”

In the elegant and luxurious dining room, ten strikingly attractive maids were scattered around, always ready to serve the guests. As Chu Mo’s words fell, his personal secretary Xia Xue stepped forward. As one of Chu Mo’s confidantes, she was clever and dexterous; with a 97-point beauty, Xia Xue filled Zhou Weimin’s glass with a bright smile, then quietly retreated to stand behind Chu Mo.

Chu Mo turned his attention to Zhou Weimin and nodded slightly:

“Brother Zhou, the manager of the Tianxiangyuan Grand Hotel Eighty-Nine Floors must be replaced. I am giving you an early heads-up, so please don’t take offense when the time comes!”

Zhou Weimin, with his square face, waved his hand. He picked up the half glass of wine in front of him and said earnestly:

“Mr. Chu, I have made a laughingstock in your presence. This should have been an internal affair for our Zhou family, but unfortunately, it has come to this. I, Zhou Weimin, have let you down. I’ll drink to my faults!”

Chu Mo’s face held a smile, but he said no more, allowing Zhou Weimin to drain his glass once again.

A million per bottle of wine, as long as he could handle it, Chu Mo wouldn’t mind if he drank ten or eight bottles!

What he cared about was that the manager for Tianxiangyuan Eighty-Nine Floors had been dismissed. The daughter-in-law of the Zhou family who previously held the position had been fired, and Tianxiangyuan needed a new and powerfully influential manager to run the show!

The affairs of the Zhou family were a mess. The old master, Zhou Shixing, had sensed the discord between Zhou Weimin and his brother Zhou Weijun not long before his death. To reconcile the conflict between the two, Zhou Shixing had purposely sold off the point of contention, the Capital City Financial Tower, which by chance ended up benefitting Chu Mo.@@novelbin@@

However, even so, two months after Zhou Shixing’s death, Zhou Weimin took over the family leadership. But the second brother, Zhou Weijun, evidently was not content to remain in the shadows. He had been stirring up trouble behind the scenes, and his wife happened to be the manager of Tianxiangyuan Eighty-Nine Floors. Capitalizing on this status, Zhou Weijun had cultivated connections with many of the influential and powerful, among them being Su Zhengxiong!

The situation here was very complex, tangling the internal power struggle between the Zhou brothers and dragging Chu Mo’s Tianxiangyuan into the matter.

Naturally, Chu Mo would definitely not allow such a situation to continue. Dismissing the Zhou family’s daughter-in-law was a matter of urgency. Chu Mo had already informed Zhou Weimin earlier, and now it was merely a formality to let him know!

“Mr. Chu, I entrust my Capital City International Grand Hotel to you from now on. I have poured my life’s work into this hotel and only hope that under your management, Capital City International Grand Hotel will truly shine.”

At the end of the table sat an ancient man with white hair, Well Tian, also raising his glass to Chu Mo.

This old man was the chairman of the Capital City International Grand Hotel, and now, Chu Mo had acquired the hotel for a price of 7.5 billion.

With a net worth of 10.9 billion, Well Tian could only be seated at the lower end of the table here. If it weren’t for the fact that Chu Mo was buying his International Grand Hotel, given his wealth, he would not even qualify to sit alongside Chu Mo’s dinner table.

Towards this ancient man with white hair, Chu Mo felt nothing particular; the two were simply not on the same level. Thus, Chu Mo merely raised his glass, touched it to his lips, and then set it down.

Chu Mo turned his gaze to Ma Yu sitting next to him—a man with an average face and medium build, who spoke little, as if he didn’t quite fit into this circle.

He smiled and then raised his glass:

“Mr. Ma, I toast to you!”

Hearing this, Alibaba Group’s chairman Ma Yu immediately perked up. He quickly raised his glass, clinked it gently with Chu Mo’s, and drained it in one go. As secretary Xia Xue refilled their glasses, the astute glint in Ma Yu’s eye flickered as he casually said:

“Mr. Chu, I’ve heard that in the Capital City, you’ve already begun aggressively acquiring jewelry stores! Are you planning to make a move on the jewelry industry?”

Hearing this, Chu Mo nodded calmly and said casually:

“Mr. Ma is well-informed. Recently, I’ve been exchanging ideas with the Lin family in our city, and as you know, the Lin family has almost complete control over the jewelry industry here. Lin Youzhi, the Family Head of the Lin family, also wants to join the venture, so I’m thinking of expanding our operation. Our market in Hua Country is only so big; if we want everyone to be satisfied, we have to look further afield. After all, the world is a very big place!”

The short man nodded slightly. Knowing the true net worth of the young man before him, he wasn’t surprised by any of his actions.

After pondering for a moment, this top businessman, renowned across the world, suddenly spoke up:

“Mr. Chu has abundant funds. Since you’re looking to invest, investing in the jewelry industry is one option, but I wonder if you might also be interested in investing in our Alibaba Group!”

As soon as Mr. Ma’s words fell, the entire restaurant went utterly silent.

Alibaba Group, one of the titans of Hua Country, with a market capitalization of six trillion—a mega-corporation.

As the chairman of Alibaba, and the helmsman of the entire group, Mr. Ma personally extending an invitation to invest in Alibaba was of an entirely different significance.

If this news were to get out, it could even shake the entire financial world of Hua Country tomorrow.

Chu Mo was enjoying the succulent lobster that his head maid had shelled for him. The rich flavor burst upon his taste buds. He had just downed nearly half a bottle of wine, and even though it was red wine, he still felt his face warm slightly.

Turning his gaze towards the short man beside him, Chu Mo said casually:

“Mr. Ma, if I play, it won’t be on a small scale. I’m not interested in targets less than a hundred billion!”

Mr. Ma downed the red wine in front of him and then said with a serious face:

“If Mr. Chu were to merely invest ten or twenty billion, I would find it strange… After I return, I’ll call a shareholders’ meeting. As for how many shares I can offer Mr. Chu, I can’t say for sure right now. But rest assured, Mr. Chu, it will definitely be no less than one percent of the shares!”

With Alibaba Group valued at six trillion, even one percent of the shares amounted to a staggering six hundred billion in capital.

During his last trip to the Capital City, Chu Mo had intended to acquire some of Walmart’s shares from the Yang family there but hadn’t succeeded. Unexpectedly, now at home, someone had personally brought him a surprise!

Chu Mo wasn’t short of money; on the contrary, he lacked avenues to spend it.

He wanted to join the ranks of the world’s elite, and that had to be done step by step. Now, Chu Mo had already reached the pinnacle of our city, and after taking over Tengwangge Hotel and the International Hotel, Bafang International Chain Hotel signed contracts with five other hotels, with total assets exceeding one hundred and twenty billion. In the whole city, he was now a giant comparable to the Lin family. After Su Zhengxiong fell into obscurity, no one in the city dared challenge him outright anymore.

Now, Chu Mo’s next target was to become the top figure in all of Hua Country, on par with the level of the eight great families.

And shares in Alibaba were exactly the firm step he needed to venture out!

Chu Mo raised his glass and gestured towards the short man before him, saying with a smile in his voice:

“Mr. Ma, I have the money, as much as needed. How much you can take from me will depend on your skill!”

With a face also full of smiles, Mr. Ma clinked glasses with Chu Mo again, his tone light:

“Zhang Dahua’s small target is one billion, but Mr. Chu, your small target is a hundred billion. I will do my utmost to meet this small target of yours.”

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